Kannada and Culture Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi on Friday said that all Deputy Commissioners in Karnataka have been instructed to ensure strict implementation of the rule mandating 60 percent Kannada on the nameplates of commercial and public establishments.

A 32-year-old man died of electrocution on Friday after coming in contact with a high-tension power line while attempting to rescue his pet macaw worth around Rs 2.5 lakh, police said.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday said his government had acted to safeguard Bengaluru's reputation by permitting cricket matches at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

 A 27-year-old man died after his two-wheeler collided with an SUV near a toll booth in Magadi, police said on Friday.

The Karnataka state government on Friday said that it issued an order to form a team under the leadership of KERS Director K G Mahesh to expedite the Mekedatu project in view of "the favourable Supreme Court order".

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said he has not been called by the Congress high command to New Delhi, over the leadership issue.

Karnataka Congress MLA Iqbal Hussain on Friday claimed that D K Shivakumar will become the chief minister after the ongoing winter session of the state legislature here.

The opposition BJP on Friday accused Karnataka minister Laxmi Hebbalkar of providing "wrong information" to the state Assembly, and urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to put end to the ruling Congress' "dinner politics" till the ongoing legislature session ends.